First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
First Trust Advisors manages the mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds of First Trust, a fund company that was among the first to offer smart beta and thematic ETFs. First Trust began in 1991 as Nike Securities, set up in Chicago by Robert Van Kampen, an investment banker who had worked at Nuveen, and was later renamed First Trust. James Bowen, who was chosen to lead the new firm at the start, bought it from Van Kampen's family in 2010 and is chief executive of First Trust Advisors.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF
FTXN
|
+$790M |
| 2 |
First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF
FTXH
|
+$769M |
| 3 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$542M |
| 4 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$433M |
| 5 |
Forgent Power Solutions
FPS
|
+$403M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
|
+$814M |
| 2 |
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
|
+$760M |
| 3 |
Emcor
EME
|
+$434M |
| 4 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$343M |
| 5 |
MasTec
MTZ
|
+$338M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 34.03% |
| 2 | Industrials | 17.34% |
| 3 | Financials | 14.24% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 7.91% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 5.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2776
Portillo's
PTLO
$494M
| – | – |
-240,222
| Closed | -$1.14M | – |
|
2777
Perella Weinberg Partners
PWP
$1.07B
| – | – |
-154,943
| Closed | -$2.47M | – |
|
2778
Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
QQQM
$105B
| – | – |
-1,217
| Closed | -$369K | – |
|
2779
DELISTED
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
| – | – |
-70,469
| Closed | -$695K | – |
|
2780
Ranger Energy Services
RNGR
$297M
| – | – |
-53,045
| Closed | -$849K | – |
|
2781
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF
RSPU
$536M
| – | – |
-13,697
| Closed | -$1.11M | – |
|
2782
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$7.02B
| – | – |
-4,161
| Closed | -$212K | – |
|
2783
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$132M
| – | – |
-68,298
| Closed | -$371K | – |
|
2784
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.25B
| – | – |
-45,318
| Closed | -$8.02M | – |
|
2785
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1.1B
| – | – |
-138,402
| Closed | -$1.97M | – |
|
2786
SmartFinancial
SMBK
$822M
| – | – |
-48,823
| Closed | -$2.29M | – |
|
2787
SoundHound AI
SOUN
$1.7B
| – | – |
-1,245,412
| Closed | -$8.06M | – |
|
2788
Spok Holdings
SPOK
$244M
| – | – |
-69,321
| Closed | -$710K | – |
|
2789
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$336M
| – | – |
-235,145
| Closed | -$651K | – |
|
2790
DELISTED
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
| – | – |
-18,642
| Closed | -$317K | – |
|
2791
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$11.5B
| – | – |
-571,052
| Closed | -$7.67M | – |
|
2792
Transmedics
TMDX
$3.17B
| – | – |
-48,108
| Closed | -$3.2M | – |
|
2793
DELISTED
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
| – | – |
-113,863
| Closed | -$8.17M | – |
|
2794
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.4B
| – | – |
-292,844
| Closed | -$4.42M | – |
|
2795
Upwork
UPWK
$1.25B
| – | – |
-11,771
| Closed | -$98.4K | – |
|
2796
Veeco
VECO
$2.39B
| – | – |
-3,109
| Closed | -$236K | – |
|
2797
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.73B
| – | – |
-113,751
| Closed | -$4.44M | – |
|
2798
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$347M
| – | – |
-110,712
| Closed | -$1.26M | – |
|
2799
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$38.6B
| – | – |
-2,882
| Closed | -$278K | – |
|
2800
Verra Mobility
VRRM
$280M
| – | – |
-39,335
| Closed | -$167K | – |
|
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2026, First Trust Advisors held 2,821 positions worth $170B, down 0.02% from $170B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
First Trust Advisors's Q3 2026 filing shows 166 new, 1,357 increased, 1,118 reduced and 160 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF: 20,689,479 shares worth $786M. The largest sale was First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF, an estimated $814M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 34% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.
- First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2026 buy was First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF: 20,689,479 shares worth $786M.
- First Trust Advisors added most to Broadcom in Q3 2026, an estimated $542M increase.
- First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2026 reduction was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund, cutting an estimated $760M.
- First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF in Q3 2026, selling an estimated $814M.
- First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $170B portfolio in Q3 2026.
- First Trust Advisors opened 166 new positions and closed 160 in Q3 2026.
- First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 0.02% quarter-over-quarter to $170B.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2026, filed 12 Nov 2026.